Sir Ken Robinson argues in a conference that education is the same, the core components being the student and the teacher. ... Teaching is really an art form it's not enough to know the stuff you are teaching if you can't excite students, engage them, drive their passion for the subject. ... The educational system managed to do this task pretty well in the past, when a college degree was a sure ticket for employment. Today this is no longer true, a college degree although it helps it's no longer a guarantee that one could get a job. ... This kind of lose lose situation could be ...

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Student and teacher relationships are a predominant issue in our society. ... This argument is especially brought up in college/university regulations. ... Colleges have widely banned such relationships, adopting strict rules on dating among students, professors, and even teaching assistants due to the fears of expensive sexual harassment lawsuits, but according to the article "The Right to Romance", "These rules ignore the rights and liberties of students and professors alike, and treat both as if they were children. ... Though students and professors do have the right to choose their relatio...

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Home schooling however forces too many gaps into a child's education, that later leaves high school graduates unprepared when entering college. ... But more importantly schoolwork is at the mercy of a parent's teaching skills and motivation, forcing children to become depended on their parents and not self a dependent and ready for college. ... Becoming a self-dependent learner should be the goal of every student, if they are willing to rise to the occasion .Home schooling in all becomes a lottery in which children can misinterpret the lax attitude towards schoolwork. ... Home ...

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It is this attitude and decreased allocation of resources for the male students that leave them behind their female classmates, which then affect their performance in learning on through high school and into college. ... As a result, male students are more likely to drop out of high school and not continue on to college. ... The college experience not only provides higher education, but also provides a strong foundation that provides a setting for students to learn essential interacting skills and gain maturity. Jeff Grabmeier states, "55 percent of students enrolling in 4-years colleg...

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Public School Systems Currently, public school districts are doing a very poor job of providing students with the education that is essential to excel in college courses. Changes need to occur in the school systems in order to better educate the students and prepare them for college. ... These beliefs only end up hurting the students. If the state were to require a standardized exit test for each core subject in every grade level, students would have to pay attention in class in order to actually learn the information that is imperative if they wish to succeed in college courses. ... I...

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Since MPS relies mainly on its three funding sources above, small-large businesses, parents, taxpayers, and everyone in the community look forward to MPS graduates to finish college in order to put revenue back in Milwaukee, WI. ... Students and Staff deserve the proper necessities they need to do their jobs and when they don't have those materials, this makes it harder for them to do their jobs; however, the budget for supplies and other materials is very low and students and staff have to deal with this on a regular basis. ... What I mean by this is that maybe if students had more they ...

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A recent article addressed the affect these standardized tests have on students' college success. ... Transition into college life becomes more difficult for the students accustomed to the test orientation of their former education. Most college classes emphasize higher levels of thinking. ... Graduation requirements and college application take center stage. ... While student teaching, candidates should practice involving students in various ways (315). ...

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*Freire suggests in The Banking Concept of Education that the teacher-student relationship nowadays, inside or outside the school, appears to be more like a narration practice, which means the teacher only focuses on how many given facts the students can memorize. ... Not until my first college history class had I known that history itself could be so "alive." ... During the discussions, the teacher and the students thoroughly practiced the so-called "reversible learning" - learning from one another, which harmonized the contradicting ideas among the teacher and the students. ... Therefore as ...

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Russon (61) found a similarity between predictive formulas for general college achievement and those for college achievement in business education. ... In his attempt to determine the effectiveness of various types of laboratory treatment for beginning college accounting students, Larson (39) found that students assigned to "enriched" laboratory treatment obtained insignificantly higher mean achievement scores in accounting than those students assigned to the "regular" or to the neglected laboratory treatments. ... From the data of 128 college men and women enrolled in the first quarter of ...

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Coming out of high school, many students have a general grasp of plagiarizing. ... This tends to happen due to a student's lack of critically reflecting and assessing information they find online. ... For example, she talks about how in college basketball there is not a short orientation where the rules of the game are learned all at once but instead the players are taught repeatedly about the rules of the game and as student athletes. ... Gabriel starts his argument with a freshman at Rhode Island College who copied and pasted an answer from a frequently asked questions page and thought...

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The middle-class teacher may not be able to communicate as well with the lower-class student as she could with a middle class student. ... Poor and minority students are more likely to be placed in low tracks (Oakes, 64) than middle-class children, probably because teachers misinterpret certain students' abilities. ... Teachers who couldn't relate to lower-class students weren't respected by those students. ... For instance, a middle-class father who is an environmental engineer with a college degree in environmental science can help his daughter with her science classes and sci...

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Already, there have been too many injuries and deaths of students in schools. ... I am interested in this issue because I believe that greater discipline in schools will decrease the student violence and the growing crime rate. ... This may be a result of innocent students being mentally and physically bullied in schools. I would like to see young teenagers enjoy their education and to leave high school with a firm foundation for college and soaring dreams for their futures. ... I understand that students do not enjoy serving the consequences of discipline, but I do believe it is the best way ...

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Monbusho provides a national curriculum that identifies what students and teachers need to know to prepare themselves for the national entrance exams. ... That over 94 percent of Japanese students go on to high school education and that there are over 960 universities and colleges including junior colleges - these facts are no guarantee of the positive development of education. ... In 1968-1969 there were campus disputes by students who were against the then present conditions of research and education. ... It is the later high school years of students and the entrance exams they must take ...

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Information technology can enhance a student's abilities in many ways. ... While constructivism is an old (but often forgotten) concept in the endeavor to teach children, using technology along with this teaching philosophy is quite new, and prepares students for what they will encounter when they venture into the college world and/or work environment. ... A teacher of fifth-grade math and science at Oakwood Intermediate School in College Station, Texas uses interactive Web quests to teach groups of students "the impact of climate changes and their effect on global commerce- (Drake). ....

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The recent Raffles Institution students not able to enter Junior Colleges has sparked a buzz about IP and DSA schools. I do agree with the author's point of view about students entering branded schools that the DSA routes to branded schools are tough and arduous, and might bring about many negative impacts to the student, one of which has been displayed by the RI students who did not perform to standards. ... This is a stereotype that students entering branded schools would have better results, but, it is not about the school, but about the students. ... They might not have the right qu...

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Most secondary schools and colleges teach by this manner. ... A classical education will get a student through college better than a multicultural education will, but a multicultural education will get a person further in life that a classical education will. ... A multicultural education better prepares a student for life in America. ... Leaving out many other views that may better answer some of the questions students have. ... Not all of the students would understand all the different cultures being taught. ...

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Before government got involved in school curriculum and prior to all the standardize testing the United States had a much more successful graduation rate with students going on to college and earning useful degrees. The value of college degrees is quickly diminishing and teachers are just as concerned, but are too afraid to fight the machine that is creating the problems. ... Schools are no longer teaching to the student, they are teaching to test. ... In the same form, students need to be educated, not prepared for a test. ... More often doctors are prescribing drugs to keep students from h...

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If colleges prepared teachers at higher levels, principals showed aggressive support, administration received bonuses when teachers passed a 3 or 4 year mark, and there was a clear social contract between schools and their communities, progress may ensue. ... The potential impact this information has on students can be extremely detrimental. Teachers that feel stressed and unappreciated can have inadvertent negative effects on their students. ... Negative classroom energy can directly affect not only student learning, but behavior as well. ... Underappreciated, unenthusiastic teachers can i...

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Cultural differences between those who control educational institutions and many minority students result in a biased educational system that neglects many students. ... Students thought to be less capable were explained tasks in a direct manner. ... When students' community voices are ignored, underrepresented, or devalued by the curriculum and teachers, the feeling of rejection is strongest for minority students. ... College educated parents are more likely to intervene on their child's part, leaving minority students and students of lower socioeconomic backgrounds most sorely af...

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The use of computers has had a huge impact on teacher and student relations. ... College campuses today have several labs and computers that exist in the dormitories for student use. ... All faculty, staff, and students have access to the Internet and, via constantly updated browsers, the World Wide Web. The opportunity definitely exists for professors to make the computer an important part of student learning. ... Although an added financial burden, especially for students, bearing these costs is necessary. ...

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On his argument, al-Ghazālī uses a focal point on eighteen duties that in accordance with God, students and teachers should apply to school in order to improve education, ten for the students and eight for the teachers. ... Mary Sherry's proposal, which states that students should be flunked if they does not acquire the necessary knowledge in order to succeed. (Sherry) This fragment made me remember of a personal experience at my first semester in college, ENGL 1301 with a professor which I prefer not to mention his name. ... As an international student, I was one of those young adults...

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On the show, he participated in a discussion on the subject of gay students and their experiences in high school. ... The students pursued the Plaintiff and succeeded in lassoing him around the neck with a rope. ... In February 1997, deprived of the benefits of a high school education, the 16 year-old Plaintiff was placed in an adult education program at Truckee Meadows Community College at the direction of the Defendants, Joe Anastasio, Director of Student Services; and Principal Floyd. ... As school officials, it is their responsibility to supervise the conduct of all students, enforce ru...

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Columbine High School, Virginia Technical College and Sandy Hook Elementary School – the names of these schools will forever be etched into the memory of this country. ... On the other hand, those who oppose arming teachers and school employees believe that doing this will send the wrong message to students. ... My opponents maintain that allowing teachers to be armed will give students, teachers and parents a sense of security. ... However, I believe having a gun on campus could cause injury and confusion leaving parents, teachers and students feeling uneasy. ... Students would fear bei...

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While teachers are supposed to educate students in order for them to master certain knowledge, if the student is struggling to grasp the concept he/she should arrange a visit with his/her teacher for clarification. ... In all, there is no reason why the student should not get a decent grade. ... In the "college world, " as in the real world, if anyone does not show up or does not do the work, he/she gets a zero. ... Once this takes place, there will be an increment in the students' success. ... Once this takes place, there will be an increment in the students' success. ...

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Ten years ago, a person could get a job relatively easy with a high school diploma, now it is hard to find a job with a college degree. ... The NCLB policy regarded teachers and students alike, as failures; the policy pushed for students and teachers to set academic goals higher. ... Students that did not achieve quickly were placed on the back-burner; the policy was punishing students rather than helping them succeed. ... A student who drops out of high school will earn approximately two-hundred and sixty thousand dollars less than those students who obtain a high school diploma. ... Students...

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